Giants receiver Ramses Barden interfered with Eagles corner Nnamdi Asomugha on a key play that forced the Giants to try a 54-yard field goal, which was short. The Eagles won, 19-17.Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger

PHILADELPHIA — Ramses Barden was just minutes removed from being at the center of the wild ending, but he couldn’t provide many details. The succession of plays, three pass interference penalties in six snaps on the Giants’ final drive, was a whirlwind.

The first two went in his favor — defensive pass interference penalties on Eagles cornerbacks Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Nnamdi Asomugha. The third didn’t and it proved costly. Though he didn’t recall much, he left thinking he shouldn’t have been the one penalized.

“I thought it was on him, but what happens, happens,” the wide receiver said. “It’s done. There’s no looking back.”

One week after breaking out against the Panthers with nine receptions for 138 yards, Barden found himself in the spotlight again Sunday night, but for another reason completely.

With 25 seconds remaining and the Giants down 19-17 on the Eagles’ 26-yard line, Eli Manning threw a pass 25 yards in the air to Barden, who was covered by Asomugha down the sideline. But the cornerback was in position and boxed Barden out at the 1-yard line, forcing Barden to play defensive back. He took Asomugha down by the helmet as the ball descended to avoid an interception that would’ve ended the game. That was enough to get him flagged for a 10-yard offensive interference penalty.

The foul forced the Giants back to the Eagles’ 36-yard line, making Lawrence Tynes’ field goal attempt 54 yards. He missed, and the Giants lost, 19-17.

“I’m tying to break up an interception, I’m trying to make a play on the ball,” said Barden, who had just two catches for 36 yards. “Like I said, I want to be one to make the play, nobody else. Nobody on defense, at least.”

Without a timeout, the Giants decided to take the shot downfield instead of playing it safe with a short pass underneath with hopes that Barden would either catch it for a touchdown, that it would fall incomplete or that he would draw another defensive pass interference.

“It had been a very productive play,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. “(Barden) got behind on a big play down the field on the previous drive. I don’t question that part of it. The only thing I can say is the pass interference is the worst thing that could have happened. You feel like you can control every aspect of every game.”

Barden had shown the ability to beat the Eagles cornerbacks at the line of scrimmage to create separation, something the 6-6 possession receiver has struggled with in the past. He got behind the defensive backs a couple times, including on the last drive when Asomugha was penalized for pass interference for eight yards and Rodgers-Cromartie was called for a 21-yard penalty.

“We studied them on film and we found ways to try to get by them and we just didn’t do enough,” Barden said. “They’re good guys, but what I’ve learned about this game is, man, I’m not terrible. I just got to find ways to finish.”